Collapsible tool-bag for linemen



E. F. SHIPMAN.

COLLAPSIBLE TOOL BAG FOR LINEMEN'.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17. I920.

Patented Apr. 1;), 1921.

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UNITED. sTKras P ATENT OFFICE,

mnANUEL F. SHIPMAN, or PHILADELPHIA, rEiINsYLvANIA, AssIGN'oR 'ro,limos- TRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

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Specificationof Letters Patent. v Patented 19, 1921.

Application filed April 17, 1920. Serial No. 374,525.

' To all it may concern Be it known that I, EMANUEL F. SHIPMAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvanla, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Collapsible Tool-Bags for Linemen.

This invention relates to collapsible canvas tool bags for linemen, andone'of the primary objects of my invention resides in the provision ofan improved toolbag-which is of simple and stout construction and whichAnother object of the-invention'resides' in the provision of an improvedtool bag having a supporting ,lmeans so arranged that when the bag ishung from a pm, step, or

the like, the bag will partially collapse, if

I thatthe bag comprises a bottom 7, preferably i the bag is abutting theadjacent structure,

or if the bag hangs free, it will assume an angular position,- in eithercase rendering the contents of the'bag more accessible and facilitatingthe return of tools after use.

Anotherpbject of the invention resides in the provislon of an improvedbag which,

when completed, cannot be turned inside out.

The foregoing, together with such other objectsas may hereinafterappear, or are inci ent to my invention, I obtain by means of aconstruction which I have illustrated in accompanying drawpreferred formin the ings, wherein Figure 1 is' a partial' side elevation and sectionof a tool bag'embodying myimprovemerits; Fig. 2 isfa side elevation of adetail of my invention; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig.2; and Fig. 4 is a sectiontaken through'another portion of the bag toillustrate another detail+ofmy improvement. r

Referring now to Flg. 1, it wlll be seen composed of wood, or othersuitable nonconducting material; the side 8'preferably composed of asingle piece of canvas; the h'andlei)v forcarrying the bag; and the loo10 by means of which the bag is supporte A A hoop 11 is provided at theto of the bag.

--The' b ag,is made as follows: heelongituindicated at 15.

dinal edges ofthe canvas are sewed together forming the canvas into acylinder which is turned insldefout. The bottom 7 is then inserted intoan end of thecylinder and a rope 12 is tied aroundthe end of the canvas,forcing the same into the groove 13 formed in the periphery of thebottom 7, the rope being then stapled or otherwise secured in position.The canvas is then turned right side out, the hoop 11 placed therein-andthe upper end of the bag folded or lapped over for a considerabledistance, the lappin portions being stoutly stitched immediate y be owthe hoop 11, asindicated at 14 and also t the bottom of the lapped-overportion, as

At diametrically opposite points metallic eyelets 16 are provided. Theseeyelets are located over apertures in the canvas wall and are secured inproper position by means 'of a heavy cord 17 which is spirally woundaround the eyelets and secured through the canvases indicated in'Figs. 2and The eyelets are 'located'just below the stitching 14 and whencovered in the manner described they are completely insulated and at thesame-time securely fastened.

On one side of the bag, I provide a pair of eyelets 18 through whichI'pass the ends of the rope 10, such ends being. knotted in the interiorof the bag to prevent the ends from pulling out. The hooprll is smallerindi-' ameter than the bottom 7 so I that when the hoop. is sewed inplace, the bag cannot be I turned inside out. f

. When the bag is suspended from the loo -1O inthe clear, the bottom ofthe bag wifi swing inwardly bythe action of-gravity, I

= :The bag-is made with a diameter such the bag may/bepassed through thewires,

of th'e'bag to extend in an angular 1 compass.

I claim A linemans toolbag comprising a rigid closed bottom, a flexiblebody portion having an open upper end, a hoop membersurrounding theupper end and around which the flexible body portion is lapped, eyeletsextending through the body portion in the lapped zone, 10 insulatingmaterial covering said eyelets, a handle engaging said eyelets and anadditional. suspension device carried by said body, substantially asdescribed.

in testimony whereof, I have hereunto 15 signed my name.

EMANUEL F. SHIPMAN.

